Part 2

For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). In the exam, write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on tho separate answer sheet.

Example: MANY

I’m not superstitious, honestly!

How 0 _____ people could truly say they are not superstitious? A recent survey shows that almost 90% of people believe in one sort of superstition 9 another and say that it influences their lives.

One of the questions people 10 asked is whether they saw themselves as lucky or unlucky. Their answers turned out to be the most interesting aspect of this survey. Nearly two-thirds 11 those taking part said they believed that people were naturally lucky or unlucky.

Professor Morgan Howard, 12 analysed the results of the survey, was fascinated by this finding, so he went a step further and asked these people 13 kind of superstitions they believed in. 14 his surprise, he discovered that almost all the people who regarded themselves 15 lucky believed in positive superstitions. They did things to promote their good luck, such as crossing their fingers. 16 would appear that people make their own luck by their attitude to life.

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